Well this just sucks! My back has been hurting for a few weeks now and I finally pushed it too far. I was teaching my normal Tuesday morning class and about half way through I fell to my knees and stayed there. I had to waddle over to my PT and layed on his table for a while getting iced and stem. I am in searing pain and feel awful! I went to bed last night hoping I would wake up a little better and just keep going. Not so much. I woke up in severe pain still. I called the Denver clinic for Steadman Hawkins and they got me right in this morning to see the doc. After taking some xrays here's the jist; the joint space between L5 and S1 is gone, indicating the severity of my herniation that I have had for 6 years. It is now rearing its head because my back is under too much stress from the hip AND disc herniation combined. I'm basically a walking f****** mess, please excuse my expression! If I weren't an athletic individual he would suggest fusing it. He continued to suggest waiting to have hip surgery may not be the best decision for me. I have an appointment with another hip surgeon at the Denver Steadman Hawkins clinic on Tuesday at 10:30am to further discuss this. I am having a repeat MRI on my back first thing Monday morning so that I can go to Rose Pain Managemnt Center for another injection. I am SO SICK OF BEING IN PAIN I CUOLD FREAKIN LOSE IT! This is not the person I am and I am over it!
"We rejoice in our suffering, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope."
Romans 5:3-4
Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Day 3
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I’m still doing quite well. Have not had to take pain meds since in the
hospital, still just taking the Voltaren to help prevent heterotopic bone
reformat...
1 day ago
4 comments:
Oh my. Sorry to hear you are in so much pain. You already know that fixing the hip right the first time is so critical so I hope you do select the best surgeon to do the job for you. Good luck. I finally figured out this blog sign in thing so I am not anonymous anymore.
Kim
Noell -- :-( I am so sorry to hear about your back. You are right - that sucks!!! It's already July 2 and Sept 2 just isn't that far off . . . 8 weeks. I will say it one more time - get Dr. P to do your hip so you can rule it out completely once it's fixed. You won't have to wonder if someone else didn't do a complete job and it's still a hip issue. Can you take it easy for 8 weeks until you have surgery???? :-)
I am sorry that you are having to go through this. I hope for the best possible outcome and that you will soon know the course you will be taking.
Hang in there
Sorry you are in so much pain. Thinking about you as you have important difficult decisions to make. Hoping that you will soon know what is very best for your recovery.
Christy
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